Vanna Brosio (18 April 1943 – 19 June 2010) was an Italian singer, television personality and journalist.

Life and career

Born Giovanna Brosio in

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, the daughter of a well-known antiquarian and the niece of the former

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Secretary General

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, she started her career in 1948 as a model in

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, appearing in magazines, fotoromanzi and

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commercials. In 1964 she started a more than twenty years musical career during which she recorded songs written for her by

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and

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, among others.Gino Castaldo. ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio, 1990. p.222. In 1971 she hosted the radio program ''Novità'', and between 1972 and 1976 she hosted the

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musical show ''Adesso musica''. In 1984 she co-presented, alongside

Aldo Biscardi Aldo Biscardi (26 November 1930 – 8 October 2017) was an Italian football broadcaster, best known for presenting the show '' Il processo di Biscardi'' (''The Biscardi Trial''). Biography Native of Larino, province of Campobasso, he graduated i ...

, the sport talk-show '' Il processo del Lunedì''. In addition to her musical and television activities, Brosio was also active as a journalist, collaborating for years with the magazine ''

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''.

Filmography

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brosio, Vanna Musicians from Turin 1943 births Italian film actresses 2010 deaths Italian pop singers Italian radio presenters Italian journalists Italian women journalists 20th-century Italian women singers Italian women radio presenters Italian women television presenters Mass media people from Turin